The American Myth, Painted in Oil
I paint animals, ghosts, memory, and the strange things that survive.
Some paintings begin with a horse. Some begin with a bird that fell from a tree during a windstorm. Some begin with a story that won't leave me alone.
Artist Statement
I paint the American myth through animals, memory, and the landscape of the West.
My work combines classical oil painting techniques with contemporary storytelling, creating portraits that exist somewhere between wildlife, folklore, and personal history. Horses become symbols of freedom. Birds become survivors. Predators become mirrors.
I am interested in the stories we assign to animals and the truths they reveal about ourselves.
These paintings are not illustrations of reality. They are portraits of memory, instinct, survival, and the complicated relationship between people, animals, and the land they share.
Every piece begins with observation but ends in mythology.
When I'm Not Painting
You'll usually find me with my horse, Chi, two rescued cats named Tater Tot & Thomas O'Malley the Alley Cat, somewhere in the garden, or working on the next strange idea that refuses to leave me alone.
Because sometimes a painting starts with a story.
And sometimes the story starts with a bird named Cadbury.
